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Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

CVE-2018-1000817

Severity High
Score 7.5/10

Summary

Asset Pipeline Grails Plugin Asset-pipeline plugin version Prior to 2.14.1.1, 2.15.1 and 3.0.6 contains a Incorrect Access Control vulnerability in Applications deployed in Jetty that can result in Download .class files and any arbitrary file. This attack appear to be exploitable via Specially crafted GET request containing directory traversal from assets-pipeline context. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in 2.14.1.1 (for Grails 2.x), 2.15.1 (for Grails 3 and Java 7) and 3.0.6 (for Grails 3 and Java 8).

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • NONE
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • HIGH
  • NONE

CWE-22 - Path Traversal

Path traversal (or directory traversal), is a vulnerability that allows malicious users to traverse the server's root directory, gaining access to arbitrary files and folders such as application code & data, back-end credentials, and sensitive operating system files. In the worst-case scenario, an attacker could potentially execute arbitrary files on the server, resulting in a denial of service attack. Such an exploit may severely impact the integrity, confidentiality, and availability of an application.

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  • Published